Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies. The book also has a social good purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

But this year, the buzz leading up to the November 15 event on Twitter and Facebook, as well as on sites like YouTube and Linkedin, was even stronger. Based on our post-event survey of more than 9,000 individual donors, 67 percent heard about the event via email, 23 percent via Facebook, and 4 percent via Twitter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2009

I also celebrated my 40th birthday by setting up a Birthday Wish using the Causes application on Facebook, and raised $580 for Women for Women International with my Facebook pals. You can enter a contest to win a copy of Half the Sky on Kristof's blog, On the Ground ). women philanthropy education rights New York Times

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Since both apps allow you to share your video creations on other sites (such as Twitter and Facebook), Instagram and Vine videos are a low-cost and low-tech way to create and share short videos with any audience. You can also share Instagram videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels. Super-Short Video Examples. Storymakers 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Think about all those marathons or walking events for social causes that have been around before Facebook. Leaders in philanthropy, social media, innovative giving, grassroots organizing, marketing and communications are providing counsel and resources to help build this movement.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

He began working with nonprofits full-time about 15 years ago. Beth has over 35 years working in the nonprofit sector in capacity building and has facilitated trainings for nonprofits on every continent in the world (except Antarctica). He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. In 2012, individuals will come to your organization with the expectation of being full partners in your work, not just dollar wells to be tapped when cash is needed. Get an iPhone.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Qui Diaz:Livingston, recently did research for the Philanthropy 2.0 over time have gotten other metrics and impact from working on this goal. but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. But don’t do it again just because it worked, keep evolving. what things need to be measured.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Repurpose email content into your next Facebook post, with a link to sign up for your email newsletter. Social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) allow you to send out polls and questions to your followers. Online contests or challenges. Social media polls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

I started using Twitter on September 24, 2008, and my first tweet was, "Working on two new loan requests on Lend4Health." I actually joined Twitter because I had just submitted my entry into the Ideablob contest and there were links to share your entry on "social media" so I clicked on Twitter and that was that. Bridging Silos.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Ranger Rick, the persona of the National Wildlife Federation , has been banished from Facebook! They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook!

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

If you only engage with your supporters via one digital communication channel, such as just Facebook or Instagram, you might find that you’re starting to repeat yourself or your post formatting is getting stale. Social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter allow you to send out polls and questions to your followers.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Facebook Advertising for Nonprofits. Orlando, Florida: Microsoft Gives Back: Community, Education, and Philanthropy. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Raise Funds on Facebook. Photo Contest. It may seem silly, but checking your donation form(s) to make sure they are working properly is a very prudent task to do before Giving Tuesday. Go through the donation process yourself on different devices to make sure it will work for your donors as well. Accept Pledges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Peter Campbell equates Buying Software To Buying A House , a great metaphor, inbetween working on site redesign for the NPTech Community site. Where's the conference tag?

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JANUARY 30, 2008

In philanthropy, for example, the people-to-people connectivity of a Kiva is not a new concept, but the internet makes it possible on a new scale. Ariel Beery’s ideas are included on a blog I have been reading called The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy. Is Facebook and MySpace a trend?

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

If you only engage with your supporters via one digital communication channel, such as just Facebook or Instagram, you might find that you’re starting to repeat yourself or your post formatting is getting stale. Social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter allow you to send out polls and questions to your followers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

People contributed more than $125 million on Facebook , up from $45 million in 2017, using the network’s new fundraising tools. . Facebook and PayPal together offered a $7 million match for Giving Tuesday donations and saw that match gobbled up “within seconds” after 8 a.m. Lots of complaining from insiders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Over the past two years, as part of my work as Visiting Scholar for nonprofits and social media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I have had the opportunity to participate in The Network of Network Funders (NNF) , a community of practice for funders who are intentionally investing in and working through networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Tell me about you - how did you end up working in global philanthropy? During my 17 + years in the financial services world I was always engaged in "philanthropy" as a volunteer in many "do gooder" opportunities. So I started working 3 days a week with them in 2003. I am a corporate refugee.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

There’s even some strange philanthropy news compliments of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. " Facebook, Solar Drones, and Cheap Internet. Way back in August I posed the somewhat rhetorical question: Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide? NPTech Contests and Awards.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Both HSUS and Oxfam’s primary efforts are on what Carie calls “the big four”: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. On Facebook : I think everyone agrees it’s very early. Developing custom Facebook apps may be the way to go, as already discussed on this blog. Carie opened with an intro to social media.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

The fundraising landscape is changing rapidly and the way funders want to work with nonprofits is too. ” So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? Sandy gets straight to work. I just started working my way up in the nonprofit sector. So this is like 45 hours of work that sometimes leads to.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

The fundraising landscape is changing rapidly and the way funders want to work with nonprofits is too. So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? Sandy gets straight to work. I just started working my way up in the nonprofit sector. And I had these massive fundraising expectations in my work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

There is a tradition of micro-philanthropy here, although it isn't necessarily taken online. I talked up Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge while I was getting a haircut and other patrons were interested, even touched by the work of the Sharing Foundation. We met on Facebook and have traded comments on our blogs.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

While there is no magic formula, the best practices for online fundraisers right now lie in a solid communication strategy and philanthropy fundamentals. Not only is that unlikely to work, it is likely to antagonize people who are sympathetic to your situation. From asmallworld.org to facebook to any tiny niche ning community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

Lethal Generosity: The Context and Coinage Kami and I have been working on fine-tuning a definition for lethal generosity. Cause marketing differs from corporate giving (philanthropy) as the latter generally involves a specific donation while cause marketing is a marketing relationship generally not based on a donation. (See

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

So I’m coming to you from Columbia, Missouri, where I am speaking with a lot of leaders from across the state that work in conjunction with my organization. Oh now the GIF works. Corinne: Now, the GIF works. Some of you have already started to list in the chat other terms that you all use for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

A great example of how well this multi-channel approach works is the Humane Society’s Spay Day. In 2009, the organization launched the United State Spay Day Photo Contest in 2009 as one part of their overall effort that included broadcast media and other social media outreach efforts as well as offline event.

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